Emerson vs White

A side-by-side comparison of Emerson and White: population, income, housing, and more.

Emerson and White are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Emerson has the higher population (1,716 vs 755 in White). Emerson has the higher median household income ($76,424 vs $71,705 in White). Emerson has the higher median home value ($209,700 vs $161,000 in White).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	White
Population	1,716	755
Median age	39.6 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,424	$71,705
Median home value	$209,700	$161,000
Median gross rent	$1,410	$848
Housing units	662	307
Homeownership rate	68.9%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	White
Population	1,754 → 1,716 (-2.2%)	820 → 755 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $76,424 (+37.4%)	$46,420 → $71,705 (+54.5%)
Median home value	$158,100 → $209,700 (+32.6%)	$94,800 → $161,000 (+69.8%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $1,410 (+65.3%)	$776 → $848 (+9.3%)

Emerson

Population

1,7541,716

Median household income

$55,625$76,424

Median home value

$158,100$209,700

Median gross rent

$853$1,410

White

Population

820755

Median household income

$46,420$71,705

Median home value

$94,800$161,000

Median gross rent

$776$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	White
Under 5	7.4%	9.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	19.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	6.1%
75 and over	4.1%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	White
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	87.7%
Black or African American	19.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	White
No high school diploma	14.0%	24.1%
High school graduate	27.7%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	White
Drove alone	72.6%	87.0%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	4.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	White
1-unit, detached	91.5%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	White
Poverty rate	11.1%	2.8%
Average household size	2.70	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1984	1988